When the National League for Democracy (NLD) and its iconic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, swept to power at the 2015 elections, the international community roared in approval. Now, some 100 days after the NLD took power, many foreign pundits are becoming more critical.
There were expectations that The Lady would be a beacon for human rights in the region and for progress on the issue of Muslims in the Rakhine state. Foreign investors hoped that the NLD government would speed up the opening of this frontier economy started by the preceding administration.
So far, there does not seem to be progress on either front. From the outside, the new government appears uncertain and hesitant. (Courtesy of themalaymailonline.com)
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